Academy of Entrepreneurship Journal (Print ISSN: 1087-9595; Online ISSN: 1528-2686)

Abstract

Entrepreneurial Motivation among the Youth in Emerging Economies

Author(s): Seema Laddha

Lack of entrepreneurial consciousness and skills among the youth is the primary reason for unemployment. This is one of the major challenges faced by emerging economies like India (Amofah et al., 2020)Government of India has strategically planned efforts to promote entrepreneurship and provide necessary support to skilled candidates interested in starting their enterprise (Government of India, n.d.) Entrepreneurial opportunity and support leads to entrepreneurial motivations and entrepreneurial career option among the youth (Abuzhuri & Hashim, 2017). To nurture entrepreneurship in youth is the stepping stone to address the huge employment gaps due to increasing population (Amofah et al., 2020).

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